pigz
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pigz, which stands for parallel implementation of gzip, is a fully functional
replacement for gzip that exploits multiple processors and multiple cores to the
hilt when compressing data. pigz was written by Mark Adler, and uses the zlib
and pthread libraries. [0]

Upstream: https://zlib.net/pigz/


[000] Index
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* Installation ........................................................... [001]
* Setup .................................................................. [002]
* Usage .................................................................. [003]
* References ............................................................. [004]


[001] Installation
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|  $ kiss b pigz                                                               |
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[002] Setup
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To use pigz as the package manager's compression method for build tarballs, set
the environment variable KISS_COMPRESS to 'gz'. If pigz will not be used as
the package manager's compression method, no such setup is required.


[003] Usage
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Refer to the manual pages and command help output.


[004] References
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[0] https://zlib.net/pigz/

